Chumming up Mangrove snapper in Tampa Bay

Mangrove snapper are always welcome aboard the boat! In this adventure we'll show you some awesome Tampa Bay Snapper Fishing Action, along with some great snapper and grouper fishing tips as well. Our main strategy is to chum the mangrove snapper into a feeding frenzy using our chum cutter and dropper (available at www.hff.fish/s... ). Then we either use bottom rigs like a knocker rig, swing jigs, and jig heads when the conditions are right. When the tide is very slow or slack, we will use small baits to chum the snapper up to the surface. The skyway shipping channel is full of mangrove snapper and grouper that are usually very willing to bite cut bait like threadfin herring and small whitebait ( scaled sardines ) . The skyway bridge itself is a huge artificial reef that holds thousands of snapper and grouper. Utilizing the chum and freelining method on a slack tide will produce huge balls of snapper for anyone.
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[@ThePaulMullen]

Joe - Got so many good tips on our zoom call and this snapper video. Not only did I get a great haul my last trip, I am sure I will be able to repeat this kind of result much more often now. Thank you so much for always being willing to share what you know to help others. We need more like you! Would highly recommend anyone who is part of this community to take advantage of all you are offering. Can’t wait to learn more!

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Roger that sir!!

[@Thonny]

Solid action 🙌

[@HeadFirstFishing]

A good trip. The big snapper showed up right when the storm approached :( . All 16+ inches

[@davescheer5038]

Hey bro looks like he could of used some magic wire , that bite was on ! I’m surprised the fish are biting this good after the storm 🤔👍🏼

[@stewartgainesii4669]

Nice job guys!!! Nothing like snapper sandwiches!!

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Delicious!

[@davidcaudill4868]

i grew up fishing down there in the summer time with my Uncle that lived in ST Pete we loved fishing the pilings along side skyway bridge, and trout fishing on the flats. I live in Tennessee now and when i take the family down on vacation we rent a boat and do all those things, I miss all my uncles that passed and my Dad, we all had great times on that patch of water

[@HeadFirstFishing]

You might want to wake a couple years before you come back due to the red tide.

[@davescheer5038]

Looked like the fish didn’t get to disturbed by the storm, a great day on the water , 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟👍🏼

[@craigory972]

Looks like another awesome day fishing in Florida!!!

[@JuanGutierrez-vm3iz]

Capitan congratulation this is a great and amazing video thanks and God Bless you and your family and friends

[@UrbanFisherman]

Great job captain 👍🏾

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Thank you! :)

[@davescheer5038]

I’m gonna let ya in on a little secret I found, while looking for steel leader at Walmart one day , all the hard steel leader was stiff, and somewhat expensive and I was looking for multi strand tha was pliable , I happens to go through the craft section of the store and saw what they call “beading wire “ it’s very thin multistrand I think it’s stainless steel plastic coated wire on a small spool it was only a couple of bucks I’ve caught up to a 5’ bonnet head on it and the knot on my 20lb flouracarbon gave out , I don’t know what pound test it is but it’s thin , tough as nails , and cheap , and you can tie it into knots , give it a try , I been my solution for toothy critters 👍🏼

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Very interesting

[@RustyReels]

Nice vid and good job to the kid hustling and learning 🔥

[@HeadFirstFishing]

He's a natural.

[@richstiefel]

Nice going! thanks for the information !

[@HeadFirstFishing]

No problem, checkout my online store at hff.fish if you want to buy those chum cutters and droppers.

[@richstiefel]

@@HeadFirstFishing will do I just put an offer on a house in Apollo Beach I also have an online store for the Oregon coast area 👍

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Cool :)

[@wildmang9728]

Great video Capt joe👍🏼

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@pianandestu4145]

Very good 👍

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Thanks

[@pianandestu4145]

@@HeadFirstFishing yes bro 👍

[@forreelfishing941]

Same idea as @tampabay fishing channel with the chum cutter

[@brentrossmiller8379]

And the chum dropper.. pretty much the exact same product. Hmm

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Who knows, could even be the same supplier...

[@eastcoastconcealed5290]

great video man.. def buying the chum dispenser.... question where is the ledge at? fish that area all the time... but dont know where the ledge is...

[@iGoldenWax]

No one will tell you this, all I can say, check your charts!

[@astroboy5456]

Sorry brother I just made several attempts to purchase the shirt your wearing in this video and had no luck... it would take my information but would freeze up when it came to the shipping aspects, to bad I really do like your channel and this was actually going to be my first purchase on KZbin. Either way I'm definitely looking forward to watching more fishing. Be safe and good luck.

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Sorry it didn't work. Maybe try again tomorrow.

[@astroboy5456]

@@HeadFirstFishing will do.

[@astroboy5456]

It just won't give an option for shipping and you can't move forward without making a selection but there's no selection to make. I'll try again tomorrow.

[@mdees88]

If you turn the XL chum cutter sideways will it slide down inside the 5 gal bucket for storage?

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Yes

[@thomascarroll7655]

Enjoyed the video Capt. Joe. When will you have the chum dropper ready for sale?

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Its available now

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Go to the online store at hff.fish

[@pagratisn]

What rods were you guys using? What rod do you recommend for the type of fishing you show in this video? Thanks

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Ohero Platinum series on the bigger setups and Hyper series for the smaller.

[@josephcooley3374]

I heard the red tide is bad right now

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Very bad

[@josephcooley3374]

@@HeadFirstFishing if I purchase a t shirt can you sign it for me

[@HeadFirstFishing]

I sure can

[@josephcooley3374]

@@HeadFirstFishing where are they sold

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Hff.fish

[@mortymccoo523]

Just an FYI but you should know this, any fish placed into you live well is considered in your Possession and must adhere to all size limits meaning u accidentally just admitted to possessing an illegal fish.(not gonna call the fwc or anything) but they have actually studied it and snapper that are released ASAP have a far more likely chance of survival than putting it in ur live well and waiting

[@mortymccoo523]

Great video otherwise tho, btw are you still keeping fish that you catch? They are safe to eat right?

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Thanks for your input. I am not keeping any fish at this time from the bay. Not even fishing really.

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Problem is that alot of show hosts hold the fish too long while they talk and explain things. Better to have them in the water somewhere.

[@garyferrer2032]

What size hook?

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Whatever you can hide in a small chunk. Let them take it and swallow it.

[@mrpoohshiesty7298]

Has the red tide affected the bite around skyway?

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Yes and yes

[@mrpoohshiesty7298]

@@HeadFirstFishing ahh man I wanna go out just will have to find some clean water thx for the reply

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Good luck. Go to anna maria

[@alexanderdearmas1634]

What date was this?

[@HeadFirstFishing]

June 30th

[@fishingflawda]

Y'all keeping 12in snapper? That's for rookies👌🏾

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Stirring the pot eh?

[@timothygould9339]

$160 for the chum cutter? Come on man, that why to expensive for what it is.

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Materials cost.

[@astroboy5456]

Is your clothes available for purchase?

[@HeadFirstFishing]

Yes at the online store at hff.fish